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Capt John Fletcher 1742–1792 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 Mar 1742

Birth Location: Marblehead,Essex County,Massachussetts

Death Date: 8 August 1792

Death Location: Newburyport, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Father: Nathan Fletcher

Mother: Lucy Elwell

Spouse(s): Patience Wonson, Sarah Combs

Children(s): Sarah Fletcher, William Fletcher, Sarah Fletcher, John Fletcher, Samuel Fletcher

Capt John Fletcher was born in 1742 in Marblehead,Essex County,Massachussetts, the child of Nathan Fletcher And Lucy Elwell. Capt John Fletcher married Patience Wonson, Sarah Combs, and had children including John Fletcher, Samuel Fletcher, Sarah Sally Fletcher, Sarah Fletcher, William Beal Fletcher. Capt John Fletcher passed away in 1792 in Newburyport, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Capt John Fletcher was born in 1742 in Marblehead,Essex County,Massachussetts, the child of Nathan Fletcher And Lucy Elwell.
  • Capt John Fletcher married Patience Wonson, Sarah Combs, and had children including John Fletcher, Samuel Fletcher, Sarah Sally Fletcher, Sarah Fletcher, William Beal Fletcher.
  • Capt John Fletcher passed away in 1792 in Newburyport, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Capt Fletcher's Ancestors

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Capt Fletcher
1742–1792
Birth Place: Marblehead,Essex County,Massachussetts
Parents
Nathan Fletcher
1710–1776
Cape Ann, Massachusetts, United States
Lucy Elwell
1714–1715
Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Capt Fletcher's Descendants

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Capt (John) Fletcher (17 Mar 1742–8 August 1792) m. Patience Wonson (–1794) m. Sarah Combs (24 Mar 1745–)
  1. 1. Sarah ("Sally") Fletcher 1784–1823 m. Jeremiah (Sanborn (Captain)) Batchelder 1787–1847
    1. 1. James (Locke) Batchelder 1816–1909 m. Margaret (Pearson) Cloud 1832–1921 m. Rebecca (Darlington) Bradford 1824–1848
      1. 1. James (Locke Batchelder) Jr 1843–1844
      2. 2. Sarah (A) Batchelder 1842–1843
      3. 3. Margaret (Rebecca) Batchelder 1850–1933
      4. 4. Charles (Fletcher) Batchelder 1853–1947
      5. 5. William (Robert) Batchelder 1855–1890
      6. 6. Mary (Caroline "Carrie") Batchelder 1859–
      7. 7. Edward (Henry) Batchelder 1870–1953
      8. 8. Mary (Caroline) Batchelder 1857–1857
      9. 9. Nellie Batchelder 1873–1879
    2. 2. Sarah (Fletcher) Batchelder 1808–
    3. 3. Nathan (Fletcher) Batchelder 1812–1826
    4. 4. Mary (Fletcher Batchelder) Pitts 1818–1878
    5. 5. John (Fletcher) Batchelder 1810–
  2. 2. William (Beal) Fletcher 1767–1813
  3. 3. Sarah Fletcher 1771–
  4. 4. John Fletcher 1765–
  5. 5. Samuel Fletcher 1769–

Capt Fletcher's Timeline

3 Records

1742
17 Mar 1742
Birth of Capt John Fletcher in Marblehead,Essex County,Massachussetts
Marblehead,Essex County,Massachussetts
1792
8 August 1792
Age 50
Death of Capt John Fletcher in Newburyport, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Newburyport, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
1792
27 Aug 1792
Age 50
Capt John Fletcher - Probate in Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Essex, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Mar 1742
    Event Place: Marblehead,Essex County,Massachussetts
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Newburyport, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Essex, Massachusetts Probate Records

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 August 1792
    Event Place: Newburyport, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Essex, Massachusetts Probate Records
    [2] Newburyport, Essex County, Massachusetts Death Records to 1850
    [3] Massachusetts, Wills and Probate Records, Massachusetts, Essex County, Probate Records; Author: Massachusetts. Supreme Judicial Court (Essex County); Probate Place: Essex, Massachusetts
    [4] U.S., Newspaper Extractions from the Northeast
    [5] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Newburyport, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 27 Aug 1792
    Event Place: Essex, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Massachusetts, Wills and Probate Records, Massachusetts, Essex County, Probate Records; Author: Massachusetts. Supreme Judicial Court (Essex County); Probate Place: Essex, Massachusetts

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